iRacing has relased a mid-season update patch for their online racing simulation.
Alongside several other changes listed below, the patch re-enables support for the Occulus Rift VR headset.
RacingLineAustralia has uploaded a neat video showing the Occulus support in iRacing in action below!
Changelog
Simulation
– Support for the Oculus Rift has been put back in.
– Fixed an issue with the garage physics that greatly reduces the amount of jitter that can occur on some cars.
– Fixed an issue in the garage where it was improperly performing an automatic [Apply].
– Improved the efficiency of some data exchange between the race server and the simulation. This will reduce the delay before being allowed on-track when connecting late to sessions with lots of drivers that have run lots of laps.
– The on-screen control to turn the reference car on/off is now only enabled in session types where the reference car is allowed.
– Fixed some telemetry variable descriptions so that .csv files work correctly.
– Output only the start-of-the-session weather to the telemetry to reduce the impact on parsing the session information.
– The frame rate and simulation CPU usage are now output to the telemetry.
Chevy SS Gen6
– Updated setups to make sure they pass tech.
Dallara IndyCar
– Updated setups.
Ford Fusion-Gen6
– The driver is now sitting comfortably in his seat.
– Updated setups to make sure they pass tech.
Lotus 49
– Fixed a graphical issue with the suspension swingarms.
– The brake bias knob now stays put.
McLaren MP4-12C GT3
– The brake bias knob now stays put.
Irwindale Speedway
– Better scenic cameras for the Figure 8 configuration.
Long Beach
– Fixed some pit stalls where it was difficult or impossible to receive pit service, or engage the starter on certain cars.
